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1 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,
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1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:
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2 "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son,
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2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
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3 and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come.
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3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
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4 Again he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.'
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4 "Then he sent some more servants and said, 'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.'
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5 But they made light of it and went off, one to his farm, another to his business,
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5 "But they paid no attention and went off--one to his field, another to his business.
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6 while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
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6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them.
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7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
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7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
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8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
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8 "Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.
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9 Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.'
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9 Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.'
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10 And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
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10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
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11 "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment;
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11 "But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
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12 and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.
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12 'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless.
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13 Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.'
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13 "Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
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14 For many are called, but few are chosen."
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14 "For many are invited, but few are chosen."
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15 Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk.
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15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
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16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Hero'di-ans, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God truthfully, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men.
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16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are.
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17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
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17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
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18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?
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18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?
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19 Show me the money for the tax." And they brought him a coin.
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19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax." They brought him a denarius,
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20 And Jesus said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?"
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20 and he asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?"
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21 They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
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21 "Caesar's," they replied. Then he said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."
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22 When they heard it, they marveled; and they left him and went away.
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22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
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23 The same day Sad'ducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him a question,
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23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
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24 saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.'
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24 "Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him.
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25 Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married, and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother.
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25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.
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26 So too the second and third, down to the seventh.
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26 The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh.
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27 After them all, the woman died.
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27 Finally, the woman died.
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28 In the resurrection, therefore, to which of the seven will she be wife? For they all had her."
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28 Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?"
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29 But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God.
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29 Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
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30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
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30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
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31 And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God,
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31 But about the resurrection of the dead--have you not read what God said to you,
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32 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead, but of the living."
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32 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob' ? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."
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33 And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
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33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
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34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sad'ducees, they came together.
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34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.
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35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him.
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35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:
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36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?"
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36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
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37 And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
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37 Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'
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38 This is the great and first commandment.
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38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
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39 And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
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39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
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40 On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."
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40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
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41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
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41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
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42 saying, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David."
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42 "What do you think about the Christ ? Whose son is he?" "The son of David," they replied.
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43 He said to them, "How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,
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43 He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'? For he says,
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44 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put thy enemies under thy feet'?
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44 " 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet." '
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45 If David thus calls him Lord, how is he his son?"
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45 If then David calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?"
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46 And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did any one dare to ask him any more questions.
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46 No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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